Four Shakespeare Songs - Jaakko Mantyjarvi

1. Come Away, Death

SATB: Breathe after the first note in bars 4, 8, 28, 32, 48
SATB: Breathe at the end of bars 34, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45
SATB: Put an eighth rest after the first note in bar 12
SA: Put an eighth rest at the end of bar 35
S: Put an eighth rest at the end of bar 36

2. Lullaby

SATB: Breathe at the end of bar 8
B: Most of this piece is sung with stagger breathing
SA: Put an eighth rest at the end of bar 11, 13, 23, 41, 43, 53, 55, 57
T: Put an eighth rest after the first note in bar 12, 14, 23, 41, 43, 53, 55, 57
SAT: Put an eighth rest at the end of bar 15, 45
SATB: Put an eighth rest at the end of bar 17, 21, 47, 59, 62
B: Put an eighth rest at the end of bar 19, 38, 49
SAT: Put an eighth rest after the first note of bar 37
SATB: Don't breathe at the end of bar 51
SATB: Breathe in the middle of bar 66

3. Double, Double Toil and Trouble

ALL: This piece basically needs to be memorized in order to work at speed.
ALL: 5/4 bars will be conducted at the quarter note, 9/8 bars at the dotted quarter note.
B: This can be rhythmically challenging, especially changing from 5/4 to 9/8
SA: Put an eighth rest after the first note of bar 8
SAT: Put an eighth rest at the end of bar 16, 20, 24, 59, 63, 89
SATB: Put an eighth rest at the end of bar 52, 85
TB: Put an eighth rest at the end of bar 64, 68, 83
SA: Put an eighth rest at the end of bar 67, 71